If X chromosome is inherited from mother and Y from father, the offspring will be male. Is it true or false?
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Solution
There are two pairs of sex chromosomes. One of the sex chromosome is passed on to the offspring by the mother and the other is inherited by the father.
The mother (females) have two X chromosomes and the father (males) will have X and Y chromosome.
The chromosome which is inherited by the mother will be X.
The father can pass on either X or Y chromosome.
If the father pass on Y chromosome, the offspring will be male. If the father pass on X chromosome, the offspring will be female.